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Title: Malware found in many iOS apps
Post by: krissel on September 20, 2015, 10:54:22 PM
Developers used a counterfeit version of Xcode to create their apps and the embedded malware went along with it. nono.gif

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apples-ios-a...-220158986.html
Title: Malware found in many iOS apps
Post by: jcarter on September 21, 2015, 08:25:57 AM
I clicked on the link to look and found this?
Title: Malware found in many iOS apps
Post by: kimmer on September 21, 2015, 01:10:47 PM
QUOTE(jcarter @ Sep 21 2015, 05:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I clicked on the link to look and found this?

Jane, I think it's likely an ad that is causing that as I have no problems loading the page with 'AdBlockPlus' running (and 9 ads blocked).
Title: Malware found in many iOS apps
Post by: kimmer on September 21, 2015, 02:23:44 PM
Here's an article about this at TidBITS:

http://tidbits.com/article/15939
Title: Malware found in many iOS apps
Post by: jcarter on September 21, 2015, 03:30:25 PM
Thats good, then its OK. The page loaded fine for me too. Just once in a while I get this message from an occasional site.
Title: Malware found in many iOS apps
Post by: Xairbusdriver on September 24, 2015, 11:06:55 AM
More info and <a list of affected apps>. Remember, these are iDevice apps, not Mac apps.

Lots of egg on Apple's security manager faces. yes.gif

Wonder how this will be discussed, even if, with the Chinese President meeting in Seattle with tech execs. All he wants is for all devs to hand over personal data fro any Chinese users. All the devs want is access to the Chinese app buyers. "Conflict of interests"? Nah...